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Vocabulary to knowword list / quizlet: adamantameliorateanarchyconciliatorycontentiouscorroboratedeferencedepositiondissemblingeffronteryimmaculateimperceptibleiniquitysubservienttrepidationSTANDARDS Explain how ideas, values, and themes of a literarywork often reflect the historical period in which it was written.ACT 1 After Reading Themes Across TimeComprehension1. Recall What is the cause for concern in the Parris household?2. Clarify What has occurred between John Proctor and Abigail Williams beforethe time in which the play begins?3. Summarize Why does Reverend Hale come to Salem?Literary Analysis4. Infer Character Motives Reread lines 1017–1056 at the end of Act One.Why do you think Tituba and Abigail admit to having practiced witchcraft?Why do they name others?5. Draw Conclusions About Characters Review the traits you recorded inyour chart for the characters you have encountered so far. How would youdescribe the most important character traits of the following?? Abigail Williams ? John Proctor ? Reverend Hale6. Make Predictions Based on what you have learned about Abigail in ActOne, whom do you think she might accuse as the play goes on? Cite specificevidence to support your answer.7. Identify Beliefs What do the characters in theplay believe about witches? List their beliefs in aconcept web like the one shown.8. Connect Setting and Mood The setting of aliterary work refers to the time and place inwhich the action occurs. How do you think Milleruses setting to help create mood in Act One?9. Analyze Conventions of Drama Review the stage directions that take theform of mini-essays in Act One. What insights about America after theSecond World War does Miller convey? Use details from the mini-essaysin your answer.Literary Criticism 10. Author’s Style The mini-essays in Act One are not usually included in a stageproduction of The Crucible. Why do you think this is so? Why do you thinkMiller included them in his drama?Comprehension1. Recall Why does Elizabeth want John to go to Salem?2. Clarify Why does Hale come to the Proctors’ home?3. Summarize What proof leads to Elizabeth’s arrest?Literary Analysis4. Form Opinions Do you think Reverend Hale believes that Elizabeth Proctoris practicing witchcraft? Support your opinion with specific details.5. Draw Conclusions About Characters Review the traits you recorded in yourchart for Elizabeth Proctor. How would you describe her character?6. Analyze Conventions of Drama What does dialogue reveal about thecomplicated relationship between John and Elizabeth in the followingscenes?? Elizabeth learns that John was alone with Abigail (lines 132–138)? Elizabeth asks John to break his unspoken promise to Abigail (lines 398–422)? John threatens Mary Warren (lines 990–1005)7. Analyze Dramatic Irony Dramatic irony occurs when readers know moreabout a situation than a character does. Why is John struck by Hale’sdeclaration that “some secret blasphemy” (lines 946–947) has caused all ofthe confusion?8. Make Judgments About a Character How would you judge John’s behavior sofar? Cite evidence from the play to support your judgment.9. Compare Characters Compare the following characters and determine whichone has the greatest faith in the court proceedings. What accounts for theirdiffering attitudes?? John Proctor ? Hale ? CheeverLiterary Criticism10. Historical Context Miller wrote that during the anti-Communist hearings, “Isaw accepted the notion that conscience was no longer a private matter butone of state administration.” How does this notion apply to the witch-huntsin Salem?ACT III Determinethe main idea or essential messagein grade-level or higher textsthrough inferring, paraphrasing,summarizing, and identifyingrelevant details and prehension1. Recall Why does Mary Warren come to the court?2. Recall What does John Proctor admit to the court?3. Clarify Why is Proctor arrested at the end of the act?Literary Analysis4. Make Inferences What role do you suppose hysteria plays in the followingsituations? Cite specific evidence from Act Three.? Mary’s inability to faint on command (lines 736–759)? Danforth’s belief in the girls (lines 1030–1039)? the change in Mary’s testimony (lines 1113–1138)5. Recognize Verbal Irony Verbal irony occurs when someone states one thingand means another. According to the stage directions, Abigail draws thesobbing, repentant Mary to her side “out of her infinite charity” (lines1136–1137). Why is this comment ironic?6. Draw Conclusions About Characters Review the character traits you recordedin your chart for Danforth. How do these traits influence his relationshipwith the following?? John Proctor ? Reverend Hale? Abigail Williams ? Reverend Parris7. Make Judgments What is your opinion of the way Danforth is conductingthe court? Use details from the play to support your opinion.8. Analyze Character Motives Why does Elizabeth lie to Danforth about herhusband’s relationship with Abigail?9. Analyze Conventions of Drama Review theinformation on types of characters in theLiterary Analysis Workshop on pages 128–129.Then determine the play’s central character,or protagonist, its major antagonists, andcharacter foils. List these characters in a chartlike the one shown and take notes on theirpersonalities and values. What effect does theinterplay among these characters have on the play?Literary Criticism10. Different Perspectives The real Abigail Williams was 11 years old in 1692 andhad not had an illicit relationship with John Proctor. How would the playdiffer if Arthur Miller had not embellished the truth? What would be lost?ACT Iv Determinethe main idea or essential messagein grade-level or higher textsthrough inferring, paraphrasing,summarizing, and identifyingrelevant details and prehension1. Recall Why has Reverend Hale returned to Salem?2. Clarify Why does Danforth summon Elizabeth Proctor?3. Summarize What does John Proctor do when asked to sign a confession?Literary Analysis4. Infer Character Motives Explain why each of the following characters wantsJohn and the other prisoners to confess. Support your answer with evidence.? Danforth ? Parris ? Hale5. Examine Dialogue Reread Elizabeth Proctor’s dialogue at the end of Act Four(lines 782–783) when she says of her husband, “He have his goodness now.”What do you think she means? Do you agree with her?6. Analyze Conventions of Drama Much ofthe plot of The Crucible is built aroundthe internal and external conflicts ofJohn Proctor. An internal conflict isa struggle between opposing forceswithin a character. An external conflictpits a character against nature, society, or another character. Use a chart likethe one shown to show the internal and external conflicts of John Proctor.How is each resolved?7. Draw Conclusions About Characters Refer to the chart of character traits youhave created. Which characters have changed over the course of the play?How have they changed? Cite specific details from the play.8. Interpret Symbol A crucible is a severe test or trial. It is also a vessel inwhich materials are melted at high temperatures to produce a more refinedsubstance. What do you think a crucible might symbolize in this drama?9. Synthesize Themes A theme is a central idea the writer wishes to share withthe reader. This idea may be a lesson about life or about people and theiractions. What do you think are some of the themes of The Crucible?Literary Criticism10. Critical Interpretations Many critics have observed that Miller’s play goesbeyond the historical events of 17th- and 20th-century America and exploresuniversal conflicts. What universal conflicts does the play deal with? ................
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